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Rapper Macklemore pledges $1 million to Palestinian relief nonprofits
Photo credit: Deadline For the palestinian relief nonprofits behind a $1 million pledge from rapper Macklemore, the Grammy winner’s latest contributions offer more than just money. The Associated Press reports that Macklemore committed to donate his net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour after he was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstaage at New Jersey’s…
Canada’s defence minister calls US deal on Greenland “encouraging”
Photo credit: Citynews National Defence Minister David McGuinty says the United States’ deal to boost its military presence in Greenland while keeping the island under Danish control is “encouraging.” Global News reports that US President Donald Trump said Friday he has a deal with Denmark after months of threatening to take the island by force…
Saudi Arabia says Houthis tried to attack its capital
Photo credit: Aljazeera Saudi Arabia on Saturday confirmed Yemen’s Houth i rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile, the first targeting of Riyadh since the escalation in fighting with the Tehran-backed rebels that has opened a new front in the Iran war. The Associated Press reports that the Saudi authorities said the attack…
Shroud displaying names of 20,000 Palestinian children unveiled at UN headquarters
Photo credit: the Jerusalem Post A hundred-meter-long shroud with the handwritten names of more than 20,000 Palestinian children was put on display at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, Ynet reported on Friday. The Jerusalem Post reports that the exhibition called “The Shroud of the Children of Gaza,” was organized by a coalition of…
Off NEPA! by Adewale Sobowale
NEPA used to be Nigeria’s electric supply monopoly before we started having the Power Holding Companies. I understand Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Mr Joseph Tegbe, said some Nigerians are asking him to slow down the so-called improvements in electric supply because their freezers are over freezing. If that’s true, even at 18 hours per day,…
Hundreds rally at Turkey’s embassy in Uganda to demand a dissident’s extradition
Hundreds of Ugandans demonstrated outside the Turkish Embassy on Friday to demand the extradition of a dissident whose online activities are seen by local authorities as anti-government propaganda. AP reports that the dissident, Fred Lumbuye, has lived for years in Turkey, but his legal status there is unclear. His posts about Ugandan politics are viewed by…
West African scientists warn of weakening health systems …
Photo credit: Washington Post West African laboratory scientists called on governments Friday to strengthen capacity to detect disease outbreaks to avoid another major outbreak, saying health systems across the region are becoming weaker. The Associated Press reports that the scientists issued their warning in Togo’s capital, Lome, where they have gathered this week to discuss the region’s…